ὑπέρ (Hom. also ὑπείρ) over, Lat. super. For the contrast with ἐπί, see cross1689.

1. ὑπέρwith the Genitive

a. Local: from over:ὑπὲρ τῶν ἄκρων κατέβαινονthey came down over the heightsT. 4.25; over, abover:ὑπὲρ τῆς κώμης γήλοφος ἦνabove the village was a hillX.A. 1.10.12.

b. Other relations: in defence of, on behalf of:μαχόμενος ὑπὲρ ὑ_μῶνfighting for you (standing over to protect) P.L. 642c; in place of, in the name of:ἐγὼ λέξω καὶ ὑπὲρ σοῦ καὶ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶνI will speak both for you and for ourselvesX.C. 3.3.14. Purpose: ὑπὲρ τοῦ ταῦτα λαβεῖνin order to get thisD. 8.44; concerning, about (often = περί in Demos. and the later orators; in inscr. after 300 B. C.): φόβος ὑπὲρ τοῦ μέλλοντοςfear for the futureT. 7.71, μὴ περὶ τῶν δικαίων μηδ' ὑπὲρ τῶν ἔξω πρα_γμάτωνnot about your just claims nor about your foreign interestsD. 6.35.